Smallville (TV Series)

Crossfire (2009)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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• Chloe Sullivan : Hey. From the look on your face, I'm guessing "Good Morning, Metropolis" wasn't so good. Did Lois get the job?

  Clark Kent : Yeah. So did I. They'd only hire us as a team.

  [Chloe looks shocked, then laughs] 

  Clark Kent : How do I get myself into these things?

  Chloe Sullivan : So what's your first story?

  Clark Kent : Online dating. They want us to tape ourselves on dates set up through the internet, then coffee-talk about them on the show.

  Chloe Sullivan : Wow. Tackling morning television to get back into Lois' good graces. You know, this has got to be one of your bravest moves yet.

• Clark Kent : Let's see what you wrote. All right. Under "likes" you have the theater. You mean movie theater.

  Lois Lane : Details.

  Clark Kent : Favorite drinks, you have "bubbly". Yeah, if it comes in a six-pack.

  Lois Lane : I do like a six-pack.

  Clark Kent : There's nothing about monster trucks. You love monster-truck rallies.

  Lois Lane : This is morning television, Clark. Monster trucks are not gonna guarantee me a guy who will impress the home viewers.

  Clark Kent : There are a lot of things about you that would attract a lot of great guys.

  Lois Lane : Really? Like what?

  Clark Kent : Well... Uh...

  [Struggles] 

  Clark Kent : ... You're Lois.

  Lois Lane : Thanks, Clark, but I already filled out my name.

• Clark Kent : Lois?

  Lois Lane : Did you hear? The brilliant brass over at KZXP have decided to go with someone else for their morning show.

  Clark Kent : Lois.

  Lois Lane : After everything that happened, after Ollie and I almost got killed, guess who they've decided to go with.

  [showing him a print ad for "Good Morning, Metropolis" with Cat Grant, Clark's blind date] 

  Lois Lane : Apparently blondes test better with morning viewers.

  Clark Kent : Lois.

  Lois Lane : I'm sorry. I never should have tried out in the first place, or dragged you there with me, and I just...

  [he kisses her] 

• Lois Lane : What are these?

  Clark Kent : Release forms from KZXP. They want us to fill them out before we go on our dates.

  Clark Kent : I have to get a date before I can go on one, Clark. I'm still filling out my online profile.

  [Clark raises his eyebrow] 

  Clark Kent : If you want these mainframe matchmakers to pick a winner, you really have to be careful to choose just the right words.

  Clark Kent : I filled mine out in ten minutes this morning.

  Lois Lane : I guarantee you that's the only ten you're getting out of it.

• Lois Lane : Look, I appreciate you helping me audition. I'm still angry you didn't tell me how badly Oliver was doing. But you're here anyway, so please don't make me wish you weren't.

  Clark Kent : It's okay, Lois, just... you don't need to get all worked up like you usually do.

  Lois Lane : Well, excuse me, Mr. I'm Slow and Steady and Know What's Best For Everyone. This happens to be important to me. With newspapers on the endangered species list, news television is my one and only backup plan.

  Clark Kent : Don't you think you can be a little less dramatic with this whole thing?

  Lois Lane : You could be a little more passionate with this wole thing. But not you, not mild-mannered Clark Kent.

• Lois Lane : Do you even care if I get this job?

  Clark Kent : Of course I care. I bought a new tie.

  Lois Lane : Oh. Well, I bought a whole new outfit.

  Clark Kent : Yeah, you look great.

  Lois Lane : Don't do that.

  Clark Kent : Do what?

  Lois Lane : Don't you dare reassure me right now.

  Clark Kent : Lois... I'm only doing this for you. How else am I gonna get that second date?

  Lois Lane : Well, you should have thought about that before you stood me up the first time.

• TV Producer : What do you say you come in bright and early Monday morning and give it another whirl? You got the job. Congratulations.

  Lois Lane : Great. Ah!

  Clark Kent : [she hugs him in excitement]  I guess this means you forgive me.

  Lois Lane : Well, let's just say I won't forget about you when I go national.

• Clark Kent : As much as I care about Lois, there's nothing more important than finding the Kandorians.

  Chloe Sullivan : Clark, you've been galloping around the globe tracking down every Kryptonian crop circle we've found. And every time, the Kandorian who came with it was long gone.

  Clark Kent : That doesn't mean I'm gonna stop looking.

  Chloe Sullivan : I think it's time to start looking a little closer to home. Tess has been reinforcing her firewalls, and she's cut the feed to all her security cameras. Now, given her attraction to all things alien...

  Clark Kent : You think she's building her own Area 51.

  Chloe Sullivan : Let me use Watchtower to take a sneak peek at her files.

  Clark Kent : All right, I'll see what I can find on my end.

  Chloe Sullivan : Clark, you've done everything you can. You chose to come back to your Daily Planet double life as a cover. That's what you need to focus on. Just for today, leave the Kandorians to me.

• Clark Kent : Chloe, did you find a lead on the Kandorian?

  Chloe Sullivan : I've run every play in my playbook to try and access Tess' files, but she's got one hell of a defensive line. The good news is that I've only counted 100 firewalls, so I think I'm actually about to score.

  Stuart Campbell : [she breaks through, and a video file begins]  Greetings, esteemable foe, whoever you are. Now, I'm guessing since you've made it this far, you probably haven't slept and your fingers are getting really cramped up, so I thought I would take it upon myself to do you a big favor and just say give up. I can do this all day and all night. I'm sure you already get the picture, so...

  [holding up his hand] 

  Stuart Campbell : ...talk to the hand.

  Chloe Sullivan : [pausing the video]  Hello, hand.

  [running a fingerprint analysis] 

  Chloe Sullivan : Stuart Campbell, graduate of MIT. Talk to these hands.

  Clark Kent : Nice work, Chloe.

• Chloe Sullivan : So it looks like Stuart Campbell is Tess' tech boy wonder, and he has done some pretty heavyweight hacking of his own. Government databases, corporations. Wow. We could do a lot with this kind of leverage. Maybe even get him to join us.

  Clark Kent : It'll be an even match.

  Chloe Sullivan : Clark, this guy is so good, every time I'd get close, he'd show up and block me.

  Clark Kent : I know the feeling. Lois and Oliver. Seeing him with her. It's been a long time since he looked that happy.

  Chloe Sullivan : Clark, just stop, okay? I mean, your willingness to sacrifice yourself for others is a great strength, for sure. But when it comes to your own happiness, it's definitely a weakness.

  Clark Kent : But Oliver's been through a lot lately, and we're all friends.

  Chloe Sullivan : Lois is not up for auction. Look, for once, try not to second-guess things. All you have to do is ask yourself what do you want?

• TV Producer : Great work today. Have you seen the new marketing ad?

  [showing him a mock-up cardboard cutout] 

  TV Producer : I have high hopes for you two.

  Clark Kent : So did I.

• Lois Lane : You got anything stronger?

  Waiter : Of course.

  Clark Kent : [in her earpiece]  Last thing you need is a drink, Lois.

  Lois Lane : Thanks, Clark. You sound like my mother on prom night.

• Lois Lane : How do I look?

  Clark Kent : If this were a prom, you'd be crowned queen. Your date's a lucky man.

  Lois Lane : Do I detect a note of jealousy from the notoriously nice Clark Kent? Careful my date doesn't hear you. He might just have to take you down.

  Clark Kent : [snickering to himself]  I'd like to see him try.

  Lois Lane : You know what they say. All's fair in love and war.

  Clark Kent : And what's it gonna be for us, Lois? Love or war?

  Lois Lane : Clark. Sounds like you're asking me out on another date.

  Clark Kent : If I was, would you say yes?

  Lois Lane : I'll tell you what I'd say.

  [surprised to see Oliver approaching] 

  Lois Lane : Oliver?

• Lois Lane : Wow, Smallville, talk about green. It's like your first day at the Daily Planet all over again.

  Clark Kent : Does this mean I'm about to hear Lois Lane's rules of online dating?

  Lois Lane : There really is only one rule when it comes to dating, Clark. Show up. Like after you ask someone to a monster truck rally, it's a good idea to show up to the date.

  Clark Kent : Maybe we should talk about this when we're not being taped.

  Lois Lane : Okay, Clark. Let's talk about something else. Like your online dating profile.

  Clark Kent : But that was supposed to be private.

  Lois Lane : Well, I'll give you this. You definitely were honest. But admitting that you grew up on a farm is either going to get you a date with a country mouse or a cougar looking for her next meal.

  Catherine Grant : Hi, Clark. Uh, I'm Catherine.

  Lois Lane : [seeing how gorgeous she is]  Or not.

• Catherine Grant : I've seen these blind date shows on television before, but I never actually thought I would... go on one. This isn't live, is it?

  Clark Kent : Uh, they're taping it to air at some other time.

  Lois Lane : [in his earpiece]  If you can't take the heat, sister, get out of the cafe.

  Clark Kent : Sorry, I have this, uh, really annoying ringing in my ear.

  Catherine Grant : Oh. I understand. I'm nervous, too. I-I can barely hear anything over my own heartbeat.

  Lois Lane : Oh, please.

  Clark Kent : Well, just try to treat this like any other date.

  Catherine Grant : That's the problem. I'm kind of busy, so I don't go on... dates much.

  Clark Kent : Well, what is it that keeps you so busy?

  Catherine Grant : Well, until recently, I was overseas...

  Lois Lane : [in a high-pitched mimicky voice]  Skiing in Switzerland, modeling in Milan.

  Catherine Grant : ...where I was working in the Peace Corps. But then I decided to come to Metropolis to take my PhD. I couldn't decide between sociology or social justice, so... I'm doing both.

  Lois Lane : Is she for real? Congratulations, Clark. You're dating Mother Teresa in six-inch heels.